Division II Men

Lake Erie's Bal Leads ECAC Div. II Award Winners

from press release

CENTERVILLE, Mass. - Eastern College Athletic
Conference Interim Commissioner Steve Bamford announced today the
ECAC Division II Lacrosse All-Conference teams for the 2013 season.
In a vote conducted by league coaches, regular-season champion
Mercyhurst University had 8 players named to the teams, headlined
by Defensive Player of the Year junior Andrew Wagner and Specialist
of the Year junior Mitch McAvoy. Lake Erie's Keegan Bal and Chris
Isle of Seton Hill were named Offensive Player and Goalie of the
Year, respecively. Bal's coach of Lake Erie College, Greg Stocks
was voted Coach of the Year.

Bal (Coquitlam, British Columbia/Centennial Secondary) was named
Offensive Player of the Year and was a major factor in Lake Erie's
top three finish in the standings. Bal ended the regular season
with 43 goals and 31 assists for 74 points and in conference play
had 23 goals and 19 assists. The senior attack led the league in
points and was third in scoring goals. He became the first player
in school history to total 50 points in a season and was named ECAC
Offensive Player of the Week three times this year.

Wagner (Elma, N.Y./Iroquis) was voted Defensive Player of the
Year after helping the Lakers remain undefeated throughout the
regular season and clinch a number one seed in the conference
tournament. Wagner and the rest of the Lakers defensive corps held
their opponents to only 99 goals and led the league with a 7.07
goals against average, good for fifth in the nation.

McAvoy (Sherwood Park, Alberta/The Hill Academy) earned
Specialist of the Year honors after a great year in the faceoff X
with 124 faceoff wins out of 215 chances, good for 57.6%. He was
third in the league for faceoffs. On the season, he had 64 ground
balls. He also had a hand in the Lakers' defense that he anchored
with Wagner. He was named Specialist of the Week three times this
season.

Isle (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) of Seton Hill got the Goalie of the
Year nod after leading the league with 12-2 record and 154 saves.
He had a league-best 64.2 save percentage and 6.98 goals against
average. The senior helped the Griffins earn the number two seed in
the ECAC tournament this weekend.

Fellow Griffin freshman Josh Albo (Gambrilis, Md./Arundel) was
voted Rookie of the Year. With Albo's assistance, Seton Hill only
allowed a 7.50 goals against average, good for third in the league,
and opponents only scored 105 goals against them.

Stocks was named Coach of the Year and led the Storm to their
best regular season to date with an overall record of 11-3 and an
ECAC conference record of 5-2. In the USILA poll, Lake Erie is
currently 10th in Division II and fifth in the NCAA Division II
South Regional poll. They are the three seed in the conference
tournament this year and they will face two seed Seton Hill on
Friday at 2:00 P.M.

Offensive Player of the Year: Keegan Bal, Lake
ErieDefensive Player of the Year: Andrew Wagner,
MercyhurstSpecialist of the Year: Mitch McAvoy,
MercyhurstGoalie of the Year: Chris Isle, Seton HillRookie of the Year: Josh Albo, Seton HillCoach of the Year: Greg Stocks, Lake Erie